Leonard Rosser "Tex" Akin (April 8, 1916 – March 5, 1987) was a

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in the

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(NFL). He was drafted in the seventh round of the 1940 NFL draft by the

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and later played with the team during the

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. Prior to playing with the Bears he had also played with the Milwaukee Chiefs of the

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(AFL).

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1916 births 1987 deaths American football guards Bainbridge Commodores football players Baylor Bears football players Chicago Bears players Milwaukee Chiefs (AFL) players Players of American football from McKinney, Texas Woodrow Wilson High School (Dallas) alumni 20th-century American sportsmen {{Offensive-lineman-1910s-stub